By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced. “Mattingly was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Topping the list of notable races in Tuesday’s general election in Texas are the mayoral races in Houston and Uvalde. In Houston, the crowded field of candidates includes longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire. In Uvalde, the candidates include the mother of
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fire at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran has killed at least 32 people, according to Iranian state media. State TV said 17 other people were injured and taken to hospitals in the city of Langroud. The TV report said the fire started early Friday morning and the private
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Tuesday’s general election in Pennsylvania will fill a vacant state Supreme Court seat that could play a significant role on voting-related cases during the 2024 presidential campaign. The court has a 4-2 Democratic majority, so the outcome of this race will not determine partisan control.
Continue ReadingNorwegian police say the husband of former Prime Minister Erna Solberg, will not face investigation over his stock trading during her two terms in office. Norway’s economic crimes agency said Friday that it found no indications that he benefited from inside information. Solberg was prime minister from 2013 to 2021. She has faced political and
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters throughout Connecticut will elect mayors in Tuesday’s off-year general election. The race in Bridgeport takes place in the shadow of a complicated legal drama. A state judge on Wednesday ordered a redo of the Sept. 12 Democratic primary in Bridgeport after reviewing evidence of possible illegal
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police in Pakistan say a bomb hidden in a parked motorcycle exploded near a police vehicle in the country’s northwest and killed at least five people. Police officer Gul Sher Khan said the attack happened in the city of Dera Ismail on Friday. He says the motorcycle was parked near a
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration is banking on a new strategy toward Venezuela, which has grappled with economic and political turmoil under an authoritarian regime, in an attempt to stem mass migration and stabilize the country. Poor economic conditions, food shortages and limited access to health care have pushed more than 7.7
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid envisioned winning an NBA championship with James Harden at his side. Embiid has a new idea of how to win one with the 76ers — play his former teammate and the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Finals. “He’s on the losing side of
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — World shares advanced on Friday after Wall Street roared higher on bets that market-rattling interest rate hikes are coming to an end. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices logged modest gains. Germany’s DAX gained 0.3% to 15,184.05 and the CAC 40 in Paris added
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy’s Tuscany region as Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars. At least five people were killed, bringing the storm’s death toll in western Europe to 12 on
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese will soon become the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China in recognition of improving bilateral relations. Ties between China and Australia crashed to unprecedented depths during those years over trade and security. The 2022 election of Albanese’s center-left government created
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, IDF, HOUSE TV, RADIO FREE EUROPE, RADIO LIBERTY, SENATE TV, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday issued a strong message after a day of meetings with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv, declaring, “we need to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.”
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, Andi Babineau and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Court has recessed for the weekend without a verdict in the trial of Nathan Woodyard, one of the Aurora, Colorado, police officers charged in the wrongful death of Elijah McClain in August 2019. The jury began deliberating at 1:10 p.m. local time, after listening
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media say a court has sentenced a woman to death for adultery. The IRAN newspaper says the woman worked as a trainer in a gym for females. It says her husband contacted police in 2022 when he found her with another man at their home. Under Iranian law, she
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday awarded $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States. The grants are part of the $1 trillion in infrastructure investments included in a bipartisan law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021. Biden administration officials said the projects being supported
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday awarded $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States. The grants are part of the $1 trillion in infrastructure investments included in a bipartisan law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021. Biden administration officials said the projects being supported
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, Jack Forrest and Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday visited a grieving Lewiston, Maine, to mourn the 18 people killed in a mass shooting last week, expressing hope for progress in addressing gun violence. The president – once again acting as consoler-in-chief, a role he has before
Continue ReadingWMTW, CAITLIN HAINES, KELSEY LAMOTHE, CNN By Donald Judd, Jack Forrest and Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday visited a grieving Lewiston, Maine, to mourn the 18 people killed in a mass shooting last week, expressing hope for progress in addressing gun violence. The president – once again acting as
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Record-breaking rain provoked floods in a vast swath of Tuscany as storm Ciarán pushed into Italy overnight. At least three people were killed, bringing the storm’s death toll in western Europe to 10 on Friday. Italian Civil Protection authorities said nearly 8 inches of rain fell in a three-hour period from the
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